ST Engineering Marine, a Singaporean shipbuilder, has awarded GE Vernova’s power conversion business a contract to deliver Ship’s Electric Grid electric propulsion systems for the Singapore Navy’s six new multirole combat vessels over the next 10 years. The MRCVs will replace the navy’s existing Victory-class missile corvettes, which have been operating since 1989. ST Engineering...
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US Sanctions Iran-Based Al-Ashtar Brigades Members
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, in coordination with Bahrain, has designated four Iran-based Al-Ashtar Brigades members. Sanctions were imposed on Hussein Ahmad ‘Abdallah Ahmad Hussein Al-Dammami, Ali Abdulnabi Ahmed Ebrahim M Alshofa, Hasan Ahmed Radhi Husain Sarhan and Isa Saleh Isa Mohamed Salman for supporting AAB, including by facilitating lethal,...
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GDMS Appoints Chris Burrows as Tactical Communication, Information Systems VP for UK
General Dynamics Mission Systems has named Chris Burrows as vice president of tactical communication and information systems in the United Kingdom. Burrows announced his appointment in a LinkedIn post. He was promoted to the role after more than two years of serving GDMS as a senior commercial director. Before joining GDMS in November 2021, he...
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UK Invests $1.4B in Doctoral Training to Boost Critical Technology Applications
The United Kingdom will fund 65 centers for doctoral training in various universities to support students pursuing doctorate degrees in engineering and physical science. An investment package worth more than $1.4 billion from the British government, businesses, charities and academia will be provided to the CDTs in the coming years to train over 4,000 talented...
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UK Extends Armed Forces Chief’s Term to Sustain Ukraine Efforts
The United Kingdom has extended the term of Adm. Sir Tony Radakin as chief of defense staff until autumn 2025. According to a report from The Telegraph, Radakin was set to retire in November, but Prime Minister Rishi Sunak asked him to remain in his post for another year to continue his efforts in supporting...
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Bell Textron to Supply 12 AH-1Z Viper Helicopters to Nigeria
The U.S. Navy has awarded Bell Textron a $455 million contract to deliver 12 AH-1Z Viper helicopters to Nigeria under the Foreign Military Sales program. Contract work also includes engineering, program management and logistics support and non-recurring engineering for obsolescence, Defense .gov reported. Work will be performed in Fort Worth and Amarillo, Texas, through July...
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QinetiQ US Appoints Andrew DelFavero as Capture Management VP
QinetiQ US has named Andrew DelFavero as vice president for capture management. DelFavero, who brings over two decades of business development, capture strategy and project management experience, announced the appointment on social media. According to his LinkedIn profile, DelFavero joined QinetiQ US after nearly two years of serving as Peraton’s senior director of business development....
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Ursa Space, Maiar to Deliver Enhanced Geospatial Analytics to UK Defense Customers
Ursa Space Systems and British company Maiar have joined hands to provide defense customers in the United Kingdom with enhanced geospatial and open source analytics. George Flick, vice president of U.S. government at Ursa Space, said the partnership aims to address customer demands for expedited data processing and response times. Ursa offers a platform designed...
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US Designates Two Companies Over Links to Russia’s Wagner Group
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned Russian company Broker Expert and Central African Republic-based Wood International Group for supporting the Wagner Group, a Russian state-funded private military company. According to the department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Wagner Group has launched actions threatening the peace, security, stability, sovereignty, or territorial integrity of...
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Canada Secures Approval to Access US Military Satcom System
The U.S. Department of State has approved Canada’s request to access the Lockheed Martin-built Mobile User Objective Systems for $138 million to provide Canadian armed forces with satellite connectivity on the battlefield. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said General Dynamics is the prime contractor for the potential foreign military sale. General Dynamics, which provided the...
